General Index 401
Rasa (relationship with Krsna) Rukmini, Lord advented for, 109
médhurya- (conjugal), 248 Ripa Gosvami
stages of, 52, 247 cited on devotees, 187, 189
See also: Supreme Lord, love for as devotee-author, 171
Rasa (taste), 161n happiness of, 153
Rati defined, 248 quoted on Caitanya Mahaprabhu, 256
Ravana, Ramacandra killed, 158 quoted on devotional service, 152
Reaction. See: Karma; Sinful activities quoted on liberated soul, 190, 294-295
Reality, Lord as, 224 quoted on seeking shelter of spiritual
See also: Absolute Truth; Spiritual world master, 192
Regulative principles
of Krsna consciousness movement,
171-172 S
transcendence via, 182
See also: Religious principles Sac-chadba uttamarm brityad
Reincarnation. See: Birth and death, repeated; verse quoted, 160
Transmigration Sac-cid-Gnanda-vigraha defined, 32
Religion Sacrifices
Lord upholds, 331 bréhmanas & cows required for, 312
as surrender to the Lord, 102-103 for Lord’s sake, 179
See also: Devotional service See also: Ritualistic ceremonies; Worship
Religious principles Sad-garbhas. See: Kalanemi, sons of; Marici,
for God-centered society, 311 sons of
procreation according to, 251-253 Sad-gosvémy-astaka, quoted on the Gosvamis’
See also: Regulative principles; Vedic in- renunciation, 153
junction Sadhus. See: Acaryas; Devotees; Pure devo-
Rg Veda, quoted on Visnu, 234 tees; Sages; Saintly persons; Spiritual
Ritualistic ceremonies master
animal killing in, 23-24 ‘Sddhu-sanga, ’ ‘saidhu-sanga’——sarva-sdstre
at Krsna’s “birth,” 320-335 kaya
Lord’s advent restored, 204, 205-206 verse quoted, 316
name-giving, 88 Sddhu-Sdstra, guru-vakya
Vasudeva mentally performed, at Lord’s quoted, 191
“birth,” 213 Sages
See also: Sacrifices came as cows to please Lord, 109
Rivers at Krgna’s advent, 204, 205, 206 See also: Acaryas; Brahmanas; Devotees;
Rohini Pure devotees; Spiritual master
as Balarama’s mother, 30, 127,335, 343 Sa gundn samatityaitan
at Krsna’s “birth” festival, 335 verse quoted, 69, 248
as Vasudeva’s wife, 335 Sahasra-yuga-paryantam
Yogaméaya transferred Balarama from quoted, 241, 256
Devaki to, 137 Saintly persons, Karnsa’s demons persecuted,
Rohini star, 204, 205 317
Rsabhadeva, quoted on body and suffering, 76 See also: Acaryas; Bréhmanas; Devotees;
Rsayo "pi tad-ddesat Pure devotees; Spiritual master
verse quoted, 109 Sakhya defined, 168
